Debriefing...

Drive away from France, hours and hours away, to spend 2 days in Spain very nice with my wife, my friends Thierry and Dominique. Arrived in Barcelona, we had to look for a place to sleep, we shot in the city before our friend Thierry finds us a "pension" held by Spanish Chinese... Reservation made, we had to hurry to meet the big Spanish club, the European BruceLee Club. First, a projection "Bruce Lee" was organized in a magnificent and huge IMAX cinema, Bruce Lee giant screen, quite great. After the cinema, we went back to "the hotel", and we discovered the rooms, a very "funny" moment, very dirty rooms, the kind of rooms that had to be rented by the hour if you see what I want say LOL In short, we change to join the Spanish group who had booked a large restaurant, where was organized a conference with among others Marcos Ocana (who wrote the very good book, Bruce Lee derrière la Légende...for me the best). My friend Thierry pointed out that behind us was the impressive Tommy Carruthers, original Jeet Kune Do teacher, the martial art of Bruce Lee, for me the only current man with a strength and speed worthy of the Little Dragon, so we take the opportunity to ask for photos with him, he gladly accepts. Then the long-awaited arrival of Malisa Longo and her husband Riccardo Billi (two of Bruce Lee's film actors, the way of the dragon), applause sounds ... (I personally thought that Riccardo Billi, Malisa's husband had been dead for a long time, since no one had talked about him for all those years). The conference ended, then the signing sessions, and then I told myself that it would be very hard to have an autograph because there were a lot of people at their tables... MI'm lucky that Malisa Longo recognizes me (I already had contact with Malisa on Facebook), she exclaims, "Lionel, my facebook friend ...", I did not believe it, especially when she made us pass in front of everyone to offer me some dedications ... and I take this opportunity to give him and Riccardo some gifts that I had prepared for them, which made them very happy. This is followed by photo shoots with them, my wife and my friend Thierry (I also want to thank our friend Dominique who made a lot of pictures of us) Time was going very (too) fast, especially with the warm welcome of Spanish, big fans got together, and we were happy that our small group of French people could participate in this convention. My friend Thierry, who already knows the group, makes the presentations, knowing that some Spaniards knew my collection via my website... It was already time to eat, we were taken to a large room where tables were ready to receive us. All around was to have very beautiful collections, which I hasten to go and watch throughout the dinner. A good atmosphere was at all tables, the meal was delicious ... and a table was reserved for the "stars" that I allow myself to go and ask for an autograph to Tommy Carruthers, he signed me a picture for me and one for my son, I was very happy. Just returned to my table to find my friends and my wife, Mr. Riccardo Billi surprised us to join us and sat down with us, still thanking me for the gifts that Thierry and I had offered... As a result, my friend Thierry, a great Bruce Lee specialist, did not want to lose this moment with Riccardo and so we began to discuss with him. When he was playing with Bruce in the way of the dragon, Riccardo was the man who made Rome discover Bruce Lee, and thus help him filming the film. The special moment with this gentleman, and the evening that passes very quickly ... but the late evening approaching, a "lottery" was organized to thank everyone present at the party (my wife even won me a figure that Malisa Longo gave him in person), t-shirts were distributed to all for the group photo, beautiful souvenir and then gifts given to the "stars" of this convention. The evening ending with fun, anecdotes, story about Bruce, visit of the collections... musicians end the evening in the same good mood and dance for those who wish it, eh Thierry? "Rosetooooo" LOL We were part of the people who stayed until the end of this great evening, but it was so much to return, the fatigue arrived especially with the hours of road to come to Spain. So we left the restaurant by congratulating the organizers of this 8th convention, people really nice, very fans, very "professional". IIt was time to go back to our "nice girls hotel" LOL everyone fell from
tired to leave the next day without having the chance to attend Tommy Carruthers' Jeet Kune Do workshop since we are not practicing, but a beautiful memory of that moment was engraved in our memories. Another big thank you to the Spanish Club.

About the event...

European Bruce Lee Club Convention December 10-11, 2011 in Spain...Great moment with the Spanish club, with Malisa Longo, Riccardo Billi, Tommy Carruthers...
A discovery for me and my wife accompanied by our friends for our first convention with the club Bruce Lee of Spain.